Workshop: Statistical Mechanics Foundations of Complexity - Where Do We Stand?; Santa Fe, NM; May 8-10, 2014

在过去十年中，统计物理学领域在概念和分析框架及其应用方面都取得了重大进展。为期三天的研讨会“复杂性的统计力学基础-我们站在哪里？”由圣菲研究所（SFI）主办，2014年5月8日至10日将汇集来自物理学，计算科学，生物学和网络理论的研究人员，讨论统计物理领域的基础，最近的方法发展和应用。其目的是将具有各种新颖数学方法经验的人员与具有特定复杂系统见解的人员聚集在一起。研讨会的中心问题将是批判性地评估已取得的理论进展，并讨论新技术在非平衡物理、生物等过程的实际应用中的有效性。新统计方法的发展对一些问题产生了影响，包括对集体经济行为、羊群、意见形成、金融市场、进化和创新动态的数学理解。研讨会也是一个鼓励物理学以外的人熟悉新的理论发展和潜在应用的机会。这将是一个极好的教育机会，让学生和博士后研究员体验跨学科的合作。参与者的混合组成将激发新的研究思路。

During the past decade substantial advances have occurred in the area of statistical physics, both in the conceptual and analytical framework and its applications. The three-day workshop "Statistical Mechanics Foundations of Complexity - Where Do We Stand?" hosted by the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) on May 8-10, 2014 will bring together researchers from physics, computational science, biology, and network theory to discuss foundations, recent methodological developments and applications in the field of statistical physics. The aim is to bring together people with experience in a variety of novel mathematical methods with people with insights in specific complex systems. The central question of the workshop will be to critically assess the achieved theoretical progress, and to discuss the validity of the new technology in real-world applications of non-equilibrium physical, biological, etc. processes. The development of new statistical methods has an impact on problems including mathematical understanding of collective economic behavior, herding, opinion formation, financial markets, evolution, and the dynamics of innovation. The workshop is also an opportunity to encourage people outside physics to familiarize themselves with the new theoretical developments and potential applications. It will be an excellent educational opportunity for student and postdoctoral fellow participants to experience cross-disciplinary collaborations. The mixed composition of the participants will stimulate new research ideas.